Jump to content
IndiaDivine.org

A first step

Rate this topic


Guest guest

Recommended Posts

Guest guest

One of the first things a healer needs to do is to determine if the condition is

Cold or Heat. So much of treatment will hinge on determining that.

 

In general, you cool Hot conditions with herbs with Cool or Cold energy; you

warm Cold conditions with herbs with Warm or Hot energy. In some cases you'll

want to use the Cold or Hot energy herbs depending on the nature of the

condition. In other cases it's better to use the ones with milder Warm or Cool

energy. But this is a subject for another post. For now it's a good idea to

stick with Warm or Cool herbs.

 

I say " in general " because there are some exceptions. You usually will cool Hot

conditions and warm Cold conditions.

 

It is possible for a person to be both Hot and Cold. For example, some systems

may be over-Heated while the person as a whole and the root of the main

imbalance is due to Cold. As you learn more about TCM, you'll learn to recognize

when this is happening and how to adjust treatment accordingly. Remember, there

are guide herbs that will target specific systems and carry the effects of the

other herbs in the formula to that particular system even though the other herbs

don't usually target those systems.

 

Sometimes whole areas of the body will differ greatly in temperature. For

example, sometimes a person will be hot in the upper part of the body while the

lower body is cold. You see this in cases of parasitic infection and in some

cases of menopause.

 

There also is such a thing as True Cold, False Heat and True Heat, False Cold.

As you learn more and gain confidence you'll be able to spot these cases. They

usually only occur when there's a severe imbalance. The symptom pattern will be

mixed. For example, in cases of True Heat, False Cold, the surface of the body

often is Cold to the touch, but the other symptoms are predominately those of

Heat. What has happened in these cases is that the Heat is trapped deep inside

and can't get to the surface of the body which feels cool or even cold to the

touch. But other symptoms of Heat like the red tongue, the yellow tongue

coating, the scanty & dark urine, the dry constipation, etc. will be present.

Being able to spot cases of False Cold and Heat comes after becoming more

familiar and comfortable with TCM.

 

Victoria

 

 

 

--== Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ ==--

Share what you know. Learn what you don't.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

Loading...
×
×
  • Create New...